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[Feature Request] More control over Time-Shift Buffer

#1 by NoHands
I set the buffer size to 800MB. That's enough for ~8 minutes. Most commercial breaks are longer than that. It's so short because all the channels are stored in the buffer. In my case: 6 TV channels + 13 Radio channels.
Currently, it's either current channel and every channel. Why not current + selected channels? There are channels I never watch (and radio channels I'll never want to time-shift) and that wastes buffer space.

Why not allow to certain channels more space in the buffer relative to others?

Re: [Feature Request] More control over Time-Shift Buffer

#3 by NoHands
Prog wrote:If you open 2 channels in "current channel mode" then both in buffer. Or?
If I use current channel mode and I watch channel 2. Then, when there are commercials I switch to channel 10 for some time and then switch back to channel 2 - The time shift buffer for channel 2 is empty.

Currently you either save all the channels in the transponder (=too many channels, not enough space) or just one (=not enough channels, plenty of space).

Re: [Feature Request] More control over Time-Shift Buffer

#5 by NoHands
OK, your English is not very good, and it is difficult to communicate like this.

Let's say I use current channel mode in Time-Shift.
I watch Euro Sport. Then, when there are commercials I switch to BBC for some time because I don't like watching commercials. After 10 minutes I switch back to Euro Sport. The time shift buffer for Euro Sport is empty, so if commercials ended 5 minutes ago I missed it.

Currently you either save all the channels in the transponder (=too many channels, not enough space) or just one (=not enough channels, plenty of space).